Designer Profile
Dawei Sun
Born in Dalian, Northern China, Dawei Sun’s fashion career began when he emigrated to Paris, attending the prestigious École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne (ECSCP). He followed this by working at John Galliano and Balenciaga, before co-founding his first women’s ready-to-wear label, Belle Ninon, with fellow ECSCP graduate, Ling Liu.
Dawei Sun is a Chinese designer graduated from the École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. After this consisting education he trains himself at John Galliano and Balenciaga before co-founding the women’s ready-to-wear brand « Belle Ninon Paris ». In 2011, he was awarded “nouveaux talents de la mode” by fashion magazine ELLE. After that he is named artistic director for Cacharel. In 2016, Dawei starts alone his eponymous label.
Sun then landed the title of co-artistic director of French fashion house, Cacharel, working across the brand’s womenswear, childrenswear, menswear, and accessories lines, alongside his former design partner, Liu. They debuted their SS’12 collection as part of Paris Fashion Week in October 2011.
